tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post6151981061083840590..comments2015-08-02T18:06:44.668-05:00Comments on Althouse: "If The New York Times ever strikes you as an abstruse glut of antediluvian perorations..."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57320254917479562692009-06-15T17:42:42.199-05:002009-06-15T17:42:42.199-05:00&quot;The Times, at times, seems sesquipedalian. &...&quot;The Times, at times, seems sesquipedalian. &quot;<br /><br />... and supercilious.Debhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08453645332115977645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80324240795817363532009-06-15T17:16:23.509-05:002009-06-15T17:16:23.509-05:00Until they remove them from the SAT, they are fair...Until they remove them from the SAT, they are fair game in a newspaper.Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12505408618252022602009-06-15T16:16:11.458-05:002009-06-15T16:16:11.458-05:00The Times, at times, seems sesquipedalian.
Then,...The Times, at times, seems sesquipedalian. <br /><br />Then, again, aren&#39;t we all.mcculloughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168402889404727565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27569509220998889942009-06-15T14:57:02.088-05:002009-06-15T14:57:02.088-05:00Antediluvian is my favorite word. It&#39;s never ...Antediluvian is my favorite word. It&#39;s never used anymore, which is sad. (That could be a great commenter&#39;s handle). The next Flood cometh. We need to hear some antediluvian thinking about how to ride it out. Even antebellum seems mild compaired to antediluvian.traditionalguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53727455385807868802009-06-15T14:44:13.455-05:002009-06-15T14:44:13.455-05:00Big words are good for trouble reports.Big words are good for trouble reports.rhhardinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-38090106972668264872009-06-15T13:53:18.054-05:002009-06-15T13:53:18.054-05:00Funny, the true sign of brilliance is to take diff...Funny, the true sign of brilliance is to take difficult and complex ideas and make them easily understandable.<br /><br />Using big words when small ones work as well is simply trying to cover up a self-perceived lack of intellect.scinfinityhttp://openid.aol.com/scinfinitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83830988046726953672009-06-15T13:50:16.462-05:002009-06-15T13:50:16.462-05:00With words over wrought where plain clear speech w...With words over wrought where plain clear speech would do<br />The Times purposely smokescreens the view of the true.ricpichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31588822094033401572009-06-15T13:45:59.619-05:002009-06-15T13:45:59.619-05:00Did you know that mensa means stupid in Spanish? H...<i>Did you know that mensa means stupid in Spanish? Ha ha ha.<br /><br />Actually tonto is stupid or fool in Spanish</i>.<br /><br />They are both colloquials. <br />Menso/a is slow. <br />Tonto/a is extremely naïve.Lemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2588363460952075152009-06-15T13:35:36.454-05:002009-06-15T13:35:36.454-05:00And Kimosabe was probable Tonto getting back at t...And Kimosabe was probable Tonto getting back at the Lone Ranger by saying<br /><br />&quot;Que no sabes&quot;...calling the Lone Ranger a know nothing.<br /><br />I don&#39;t think their working relationship was all it was cracked up to be.Dust Bunny Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341429444562280127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11682615762712673672009-06-15T13:21:23.940-05:002009-06-15T13:21:23.940-05:00Yes, Dust Bunny, he was a condescending prick. And...Yes, Dust Bunny, he was a condescending prick. And if Zoro was such a fox why would he make himself look like a raccoon with a mask? He should have named himself Mapache instead.Chip Ahoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62626809028540255582009-06-15T13:17:48.559-05:002009-06-15T13:17:48.559-05:00@BJK... and the donkeys they rode in on.@BJK... and the donkeys they rode in on.BJMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04447134335568803085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88413927372250881492009-06-15T13:09:22.717-05:002009-06-15T13:09:22.717-05:00Did you know that mensa means stupid in Spanish? H...<i>Did you know that mensa means stupid in Spanish? Ha ha ha.</i><br /><br /><br />Actually tonto is stupid or fool in Spanish. The Lone Ranger was kind of a condescending prick...doncha think?Dust Bunny Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341429444562280127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5125814660513117992009-06-15T13:09:06.299-05:002009-06-15T13:09:06.299-05:00I question whether &quot;antediluvian&quot; is the...I question whether &quot;antediluvian&quot; is the right word in this context. The Flood came before the Tower of Babel, so presumably their perorations were more generally comprehensible, yes?JackOfClubshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453616863781646015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-87686233122258509442009-06-15T12:58:36.642-05:002009-06-15T12:58:36.642-05:00See? There ya go. That proves my point, now I&#39...See? There ya go. That proves my point, now I&#39;ve even seen phlogiston right here. <br /><br />Quintessential is itself an interesting word. The fifth essential. I&#39;ve always wondered why the accent shifts from the noun form to the adjective form. <br /><br />QuinTESsence<br />QUINTessentialChip Ahoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31214268845954776932009-06-15T12:55:24.191-05:002009-06-15T12:55:24.191-05:00If I were the Times, I would turn this into a feat...If I were the Times, I would turn this into a feature and call it &quot;The Dictionary&quot; or something else pithy and short (maybe just &quot;The Dic&quot;?). And in this feature, I would be sure to use the words &quot;thoughtful&quot; and &quot;sophisticated&quot; a lot in describing the Times&#39; own work.<br /><br />As far as new words I&#39;d like to see worked into the Times: &quot;felching&quot;.Treaclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15455782502526694199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6655345685584348222009-06-15T12:55:06.265-05:002009-06-15T12:55:06.265-05:00I put them on flash cards, myself, back in the ear...<i>I put them on flash cards, myself, back in the early 80s.<br /><br /></i>I write them down in a little notebook given to me by my weird Auntie (who is a spitting image of Roz Russell). She explains them to me.MadisonManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88207299811319146212009-06-15T12:49:33.027-05:002009-06-15T12:49:33.027-05:00Wake me when they use squamous.Wake me when they use squamous.Salamandyrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11583377305614434681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-73646071026386143892009-06-15T12:43:40.441-05:002009-06-15T12:43:40.441-05:00Oh common.
If the NYT were antediluvian they wou...Oh common. <br /><br />If the NYT were antediluvian they wouldn’t have put up that big mast atop their building.<br /> <br />You owe the NYT an apology Althouse. <br /><br />(you think they’ll get it? – it doesn’t matter, it’s a tough crowd remember?)Lemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03569712564034666751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-80296245353246683002009-06-15T12:39:27.734-05:002009-06-15T12:39:27.734-05:00Phlogiston was a reification error, is all. ``The...Phlogiston was a reification error, is all. ``The cause of fire&#39;&#39; was taken to be a thing, and the search for it commenced.<br /><br />It&#39;s like ``power,&#39;&#39; another reification error is social critical theory.rhhardinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75615965776470554292009-06-15T12:34:02.947-05:002009-06-15T12:34:02.947-05:00Phlogiston is well-known to central Pennsylvanians...Phlogiston is well-known to central Pennsylvanians, since the champion of it, indeed maybe its last champion, at one time lived along the Susquehanna.MadisonManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16331790320060721902009-06-15T12:30:48.574-05:002009-06-15T12:30:48.574-05:00An Abtruse Glut of Antediluvian Perorations.
I li...An Abtruse Glut of Antediluvian Perorations.<br /><br />I liked their second album best, clearly one of the best Prog Rock albums of 1974. Great cover art too.Steve Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346711129919350740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52711911065529820602009-06-15T12:21:03.343-05:002009-06-15T12:21:03.343-05:00BJK, exactly.
None of those words are difficult o...BJK, exactly.<br /><br />None of those words are difficult or obscure. I&#39;ve seen them all repeatedly right here, well, except for the heat-related one, phlogiston, or whatever it was. Even through the comments, leave it to a self-proclaimed MENSA to add something dull. <br /><br />Did you know that mensa means stupid in Spanish? Ha ha ha.Chip Ahoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-75391629732385389112009-06-15T11:58:29.392-05:002009-06-15T11:58:29.392-05:00Everybody can have it. The Quintessential Diction...Everybody can have it. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Quintessential-Dictionary-I-Moyer-Hunsberger/dp/0446324434" rel="nofollow">The Quintessential Dictionary</a> is a collection of a few hundred words that, once memorized, allow you to read all of W.F.Buckley without looking anything up.<br /><br />I put them on flash cards, myself, back in the early 80s.<br /><br />The NYT is a piece of cake with it.rhhardinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89832706286388614942009-06-15T11:52:35.814-05:002009-06-15T11:52:35.814-05:00...before Ann revises the headline, allow me to pr......before Ann revises the headline, allow me to present my recommendation:<br /><br />&quot; f the New York Times...&quot;<br /><br />A simple truncation expresses things most succinctly, does it not?BJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09041496355169219130noreply@blogger.com